Wine for sale: Imperial
Imperial
Scotland, Speyside. Distillery closed. Owner: Pernod Ricard.
Founded in 1897 by Thomas Mackenzie (owner of Dailuaine-Talisker Distilleries Ltd) to provide relief to its close neighbour Dailuaine, Imperial was in production for only a few months from the summer of 1898, before closing in 1899. In the space of just one century, the distillery was closed more often than it was in production. Its malt would be used in leading blends such as Teachers, Long John, Old Smuggler and Ballantine's, leaving little room to develop a range of single malts. Only Allied Distillers, which became the owner in 1989, would offer a 15 year old version in its Special Distillery Bottling range. For the rest, one would need to dig through the stocks of independent bottlers, and yet here also they are generally rare. Imperial is definitively an endangered malt.
- Imperial 19 years 1990 The Stillman Cask Selection No. 1 €182
- Imperial 9 years 1990 Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection €142
- Imperial Vodka Of. Ivan Sergiu Stefanov €79
- Imperial 1991 Gordon & MacPhail Port Wood Finish Limited Edition 2600 Bottles Private Collection €228
- Imperial 18 years 1995 Closed Distilleries One of 263 bottles - bottled 2013 Part des Anges Limited Edition €169
- Imperial 18 years 1995 Of. Closed Distilleries One of 196 bottles - bottled 2013 Part des Anges Limited Edition €176
- Imperial 19 years 1995 Signatory Vintage Hogshead Cask n°50155-56 - One of 771 - bottled 2014 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection €115
- Imperial 21 years 1997 Elixir Distillers Bourbon Barrel n°2472 - One of 215 - bottled 2018 The Single Malts of Scotland €353
- Imperial 1993 Gordon & MacPhail bottled 2004 €179
- Imperial 1983 The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. Ltd. bottled 1995 €191
- Imperial 1990 MacKillop & Co. Mackillop's Choice Single Cask n°12314 - One of 230 - bottled 2014 Cask Strength €234
- Imperial 16 years 1995 The Whisky Agency Liquid Library Ex-Bourbon Wood - One of 194 - bottled 2011 €169
- Imperial 1993 Gordon & MacPhail bottled 2011 €177
- Imperial 1995 Gordon & MacPhail bottled 2013 €248
- Imperial 20 years 1995 Signatory Vintage Hogshead Casks n°50229-50230 - bottled 2015 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection €165
- Imperial 1997 Gordon & MacPhail Cask n°4969 - bottled 2010 €153
- Imperial 1997 Gordon & MacPhail Reserve Cask n°4964 One of 268 - bottled 2011 Van Wees €189
- Imperial 12 years 1994 Duncan Taylor bottled 2006 Whisky Galore €122
- Imperial 1976 Berry Bros & Rudd Cask n°10171 - bottled 2005 Berry's Own Selection €262
- Imperial 1997 Morrison & Mackay Càrn Mòr Celebration of the Cask n°1611 - One of 130 - bottled 2019 Worl €197